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Why are maternity clothes in H&M so titchy?

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EffiePerine · 20/08/2008 19:41

Or am I more of a whale than I thought?

Got some maternity trousers from Topshop - size 12 - comfy fit

H&M - size 14 - on the tight side. Ditto tops in a medium. I mean they fit, but I'm only 5 months so I need room to grow

(sighs and prepared to trek to Regents St AGAIN for girnomous clothes)

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belgo · 20/08/2008 19:43

I've just bought a maternity cardigan from H&M - black with a hood and zip - and I had to buy 'large' and it's still only just goes around my 33 week bump. I'm usually a very average medium in all clothes.

I'm still pleased with it though.

In comparison, children's clothes are huge for the size.

belgo · 20/08/2008 19:44

so if you're a whale, then so am I

FrannyandZooey · 20/08/2008 19:44

oh I found them small also - the large size didn't fit me after about 6 months
I thought it was just because I was quite porky, though

FrannyandZooey · 20/08/2008 19:46

I have got some brand new tops in large if anyone does fit them and would like to buy them! I live too far away from an H+M to have returned them so they are sitting in my wardrobe. Open to offers

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EffiePerine · 20/08/2008 19:46

they have some lovely stuff though (and CHEAP). Lots of purple and other colours (fed up of shades of beige)

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EffiePerine · 20/08/2008 19:47

ooh which ones? Might be interested

I shouild have remembered that I had to buy the large size when pg with DS (am am sure I am a bit bigger this time)

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twinklytoes · 20/08/2008 19:50

H&M has been my life-saver this pg. Haven't found any probs with sizing, even got trousers long enough for my 35in pins. I've bought the next size up to my normal because their sizing is actually out when you compare the euro measurements with the same in other shops.

FrannyandZooey · 20/08/2008 19:53

(sorry for hijack )
Effie they are from the spring - a black short sleeved very light weight blouse thing (blouse material, not actually with buttons on)
and 2 long sleeved tunic tops - one dark brown and one black - with a silvery / gold thread running through them so subtle sheen effect

can do photos

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EffiePerine · 20/08/2008 19:55

photos would be good . Let me know what you think you want for them as well.

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bikerunski · 20/08/2008 20:44

I have some size 14 wideleg linen trousers that are still immense at 36 weeks! I am normally a 14 yes, but they are huge!

nappyaddict · 20/08/2008 21:06

don't know about maternity clothes but their normal clothes are titchy. a size 14 skirt is very tight am a 10/12 everywhere else.

lydiathetattooedlady · 20/08/2008 22:48

i used to work there and as a member of staff i found you would need to go to the next size or sometimes even two sizes! so yes they are titchy!

missmama · 20/08/2008 23:14

I wanted the purple mat jeans and t-shirt.
I was gutted that they didn't even touch the sides, I buy clothes there usually and can always find something to fit.

And why do they make maternity t-shirts they go in at the waist so they look pretty on the hanger?

MrsMattie · 20/08/2008 23:25

I really like H&M maternity wear, but do agree, you seem to have to go up a size. I'm a 12 and have had to get a 14 (right from the get go when I was 16 weeks pregnant and had a small bump).

tostaky · 21/08/2008 08:01

Try Gap maternity, they have really good trousers, better than H&M!

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EffiePerine · 21/08/2008 09:15

The topshop ones are getting the thumbs up from me today. V comfy .

Which Gap stores do maternity? Bet it's not the nearest one to me

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TheProvincialLady · 21/08/2008 09:17

Oh I was so grateful when I was pregnant with DS because it was the only shop that sold maternity clothes small enough for me. This time however, it is not such an - ahem - issue for me [porker]

Heartmum2Jamie · 21/08/2008 10:56

I am really glad that H&M stuff comes up a little smaller as it is the only place where I can keep the trousers up! Despite a bump the size of a small country, I have lost weight almost everywhere else and really struggle to find anything that fits.

Flamesparrow · 21/08/2008 10:59

Ooh yes, they are hell. I swear they just want to make the lumpy feel lumpier.

They do the best trousers to fit me though, so I get the large and cope

(well, not NOW, I would look silly, plus my trousers would be round my ankles...)

nappyaddict · 21/08/2008 11:30

dorothy perkins are big. i had to get a size 8 in there and they were still falling down throughout most of my pregnancy.

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EffiePerine · 21/08/2008 11:56

yes the DP mat jeans I have ar a 10 and constantly falling down

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babyinbelly · 21/08/2008 13:48

Never buy from h&m as even their non maternity clothes make me feel like a whale!!!

Botbot · 21/08/2008 13:50

I find ALL clothes in H&M are titchy. In most shops a size 18 is loose on me [sticks hand down side of trousers to prove it], but in H&M I didn't fit into a pair of size 22 trousers the other day. I'll be the first to admit I'm on the chubster size, but I am not a size 24!

tostaky · 21/08/2008 14:57

i go to the Gap shop in High St Ken. it's next to H&M

cathym · 21/08/2008 15:12

Not the most fashionable of places but if you want big maternity clothes try Mothercare. I got a pair of trousers from there and even right at the end of the pregnancy had to fold/roll the maternity support bit up because there was so much of it.